SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake City Fire Department is one of only about 1% of fire departments in the country running a program that embeds social workers directly with paramedics and firefighters to respond to 911 calls involving a wide variety of issues, including mental health crises and drug overdoses. How the program worksCHAT team members are stationed at Salt Lake City fire stations, including Fire Station 5, located near 900 South and 900 East. Social workers respond alongside paramedics and firefighters to calls involving issues that may require more than immediate medical attention. Salt Lake City police officers already administered Narcan to the patient when the team arrived. Breaking the cycleOn average, paramedics in Salt Lake City respond to roughly 3 overdose calls every day.